disease interaction(s) of obesity with chronic hypertension

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Introduction

Interactions:

Management

  • BMI should not be a factor in selecting antihypertensive therapy[1]

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. Effects of blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular risk according to baseline body-mass index: A meta-analysis of randomised trials. Lancet 2014 Nov 4; <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25468168 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2961171-5/fulltext
    Franklin SS and Weber MA. Optimum antihypertensive therapy: Does adiposity matter? Lancet 2014 Nov 4; <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25468165 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2961336-2/fulltext